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Lies can be used to manipulate people into having a different point of view or to spread incorrect information. In the Backrooms, lies are common. One must have the skills to sort factual information from lies meant to deceive for survival.

Different Types of Lies

There are three different types of lies. Each type of lie has a different source and different ways to identify.

Propaganda

Propaganda is

“information, ideas, opinions, or images, often only giving one part of an argument, that are broadcast, published, or in some other way spread with the intention of influencing people's opinions.”

The above definition may have sounded familiar to you. That is because the definition of propaganda is similar to the definition of persuasion. The definition of persuasion is

“the action of persuading someone or of being persuaded.”

So, what is the definition of persuading or persuaded? The root word of both is persuade. The definition of persuade is

“to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it.”

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